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| Formation | 2001[1] |
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| Founders | |
| Purpose | Preserve Endangered Cultural Heritage and Ecosystems, Promoting Open Access |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Area served | Worldwide |
| 7 members | |
Key people | Peter Baldwin (Trustee) Lisbet Rausing (Trustee) Johannes Burger (Trustee) |
Employees | 9 |
| Website | www |
The Arcadia Fund is a UK charity organization founded by Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. Established in 2001, the organisation provides grants on a worldwide basis focusing on numerous projects outside the UK. The primary focus of the organisation is to preserve endangered culture and nature and to provide open access.[2] The organisation believes that "once memories, knowledge, skills, variety, and intricacy disappear – once the old complexities are lost – they are hard to replicate or replace" and consequently want to "build a vibrant, resilient, green future".[3]
Since 2002, the fund has provided more than $910 million in projects around the world.[1] According to the OECD, the Arcadia Fund's financing for 2019 development increased by 6% to US$55 million.[4]
The foundation is controlled by its three trustees (Lisbet Rausing, Peter Baldwin and Johannes Burger) and its team of nine members. The fund also has an advisory board of seven members.[5]
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- ^ foundationguide. "Arcadia Fund". Foundation Guide. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "About us - preserving endangered culture and nature and promoting open access". Arcadia Fund. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Arcadia Fund | Development Co-operation Profiles – Arcadia Fund | OECD iLibrary".
- ^ "People - The Arcadia team". Arcadia Fund. Retrieved 2019-05-01.